The Hope pioneer., 1887-08-19
Crimes.

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Mrs. Harvey Willis, of Oswego, N. Y,
beat her mother, Mrs Rawlinson, so badly
that she died.
At Chicago on Thursday, County Com
missioner Klehm, the informer, who plead
guilty was fined 81 900, the States attorney
asking for him the clemency Of the court
At Charleston, W. Va. on the 9th,
Charles Williams, who was confined in jail
for the murder of James Aldridge, a few
days before was taken from jail by citizens
and hanged to tree.
A bloody fight took place on the 10th, at
Cape Charles in the lower part of the
eastern shore of Virginia between sailors
from a fishing feet and citizens, the former
being intoxicated. Five men were killed of
the fishing party and several wounded who
Frank M. Langston, son of ex-Minister
Langston, who has been on trial for killing
man in Petersburg, Va, few weeks
since, has been convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
nections and the worthless character of the
negro he killed probably saved his neck
from the halter.
On the return trip of the steamer Alaska
from Putin-bay to Detroit, Mich, Thursday
night a gang Of toughs took possession OF
the boat assaulting men, insulting women
and robbing passengers without any pre-
tense of concealment. Three passengers
were badly pounded, and the crew and the
passengers were so terrorized no resistance
was offered. On arrival at Detroit, two
patrol wagons were called and IL arrests
made.
The west bound passenger train on the
Southern Pacific was run off switch near
Papago, about fifteen miles east of Tucson
Ariz., Thursday night by four masked men
The engine was ditched and the express car
| robbed of about $500. The robbery oc.
CURED at the same point where the west
bound express was robbed in April last The
robbers were cool and bold and armed with
Winchester rifles and pistols and did good
| deal of firing to irtimidate passengers and
train men.
At Mexico, Missouri, Ann sBrettster, col
ored, left her two children, aged five years
and ten months respectively, in an sxs
| room closely shut up while she went to g
neighbours house to spend the night Al
night when the room was opened a horrible
sight presented itself; The elder child was
throes of death. A portion of the flesh Of
| the breast and stomach had been eaten
| away by the elder child, who was almost
| starved. The mother is under arrest as the
younger child will die.
Miss Eunice Lindley, of Point Pleasant
W. Va, had two lovers, Amos and Bradley
| Townsend, cousins. At her suggestion they
drew "straws" to see which should become
her husband. Bradley won the lady's hand
Amos at once withdrew and started fol
home, leaving his successful rival with the
| girl on the porch. A few minutes after his
departure she report of gun rang out, and
Bradley Townsend was horror stricken tc
find that his sweetheart had fallen dead
| with bullet through her heart. Amos
who is undoubtedly the assassin, has moi
since been seen. The community is greatly
excited.
Fred Hopt, alias ''Welcome," was shot tx
death in the yard of the penitentiary, fou
miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah on thu
11th, for the murder of John F. Turner a.
Park City,. Utah, July 8, 1880. The firms
party consisted of five men with rifles HI
came out of his cell smoking cigar, anc
kept it in his mouth to the last He posec
as for photograph. He was seated in {
chair upon a blanket and sat up firm anc
straight. Marshal Dyer gave the word
"Ready, fre!" The crack of five rifle
rang cut as one, the body falling forward
and the chair falling over backward, hi
stiff limbs resting on the rug as when ht
sat upright. Two bullets pierced the small
rosette pinned over his heart, one LITTLE
above and the other little below the center
OF the rosette. Death was instantaneous